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INCOMING! 35-Well North Fork Mancos Master Development Plan Proposed 12 Miles North of Paonia
[/qode_banner]SAVE NORTH FORK VALLEY WATERSHEDS FROM THE NFMMDP
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Gunnison Energy LLC (GELLC) proposes to drill, complete, and operate up to 35 horizontal wells from four new well pads and one existing well pad and to construct access roads and gas gathering pipelines in Gunnison and Delta counties, Colorado. The project would permanently destroy 2,335 acre-feet of water – enough to supply 9,400 households with water for a year! There just isn’t enough water available to sacrifice 760,000,000 gallons for oil and gas development.
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Long-term operational life of the project is estimated at 30 years, during which time up to 700 billion cubic feet of natural gas is expected to be produced. The project, referred to as the North Fork Mancos Master Development Plan (NFMMDP), would occur within an area encompassing 34,906 acres of public and private lands. This includes 25,790 acres administered by the U.S. Forest Service, Grand Mesa-Uncompahgre-Gunnison National Forests, Paonia Ranger District; 468 acres administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM); and 8,648 acres of private lands. Total Federal fluid mineral estate in the project area is 30,972 acres, including all of the Federal lands and 4,714 acres beneath some of the private lands.
BLM and USFS are seeking comments on the Revised Environmental Assessment. The comment deadline is April 1, 2019.
The proposal and associated BLM maps are available at here.
To help you better understand where this project is located, how it relates to the approved Bull Mountain 146-well Master Developments, and the potential impacts see:
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This proposal is complex, with significant potential cumulative impacts on irrigation and drinking waters, geological stability, seismic activity, the local economy, roads, and more.
See Previous Comments Submitted:
Comment today!
You can personalize this online letter or draft your own personal letter and send comments to:
Allen Crockett
Bureau of Land Management
2300 River Frontage Road
Silt, CO 81652
or email comments to: comments-rocky-mountain-gmug@fs.fed.us
or fax to (970) 876-9090.
Please copy CHC on comments at: nfmmdp@natashal1.sg-host.com